KR100839537B1 - Apparatus and method for providing location information management service - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for providing a location history management service are provided to enable a mobile communication service user to utilize user's location information, supply an entertainment function by sharing user's location history information with the other user, and offer a personal location history map service. A location request signal transmitter(210) transmits a location request signal of a mobile terminal. A location log information receiver(220) receives location log information of the mobile terminal in response to the location request signal. An MMS(Multimedia Message Service) receiver(230) receives a multimedia message including location description information from the mobile terminal. A location description information extractor(240) extracts the location description information from the received multimedia message. A database(270) stores the location log information, the location description information and map information. A location history information provider(250) provides location history information including the location log information, the location description information and the map information corresponding to the location log information stored in the database.

Description

Apparatus and Method for Providing Location Information Management Service}

1 is a view for explaining a location history management service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a view for explaining a location history management service providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a flow chart for explaining a method for providing a location history management service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 to 8 are views for explaining a location history management service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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100: mobile terminal 150: mobile communication network

200: location history management service providing device

300: web server 210: location request signal transmission unit

220: location log information receiver 230: MMS receiver

240: location description information extraction unit 250: location history information providing unit

260: control unit 270: database

272: location information DB 274: map information DB

276: location description information DB 278: location history information DB

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for providing a location history management service, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for providing a location history management service that can provide various personalized map services through providing location history information using location information of a mobile terminal user. It is about.

As the number of users possessing mobile terminals increases, related service operators, including mobile network operators, have developed and provided various additional services in order to provide better quality services to users.

Mobile terminals currently on the market include an MP3 function, a camera function, and a message transmission function. As the number of users of mobile terminals having a camera function increases, users record images or videos of situations or anniversaries that they want to remember and register them on their blogs or mini homepages linked with portal services through a communication network. Increasingly, users register on a web server that provides User Created Contents (UCC).

On the other hand, although the mobile communication service provider provides a location-based service that provides location information of another person's mobile terminal, a number of service constraints occur due to the legal system, and due to limitations on the location lookup of others, Revenue is expected to decline.

In addition, the location information providing service of others is a simple information type service, the entertainment function is weak and the uniform map service does not have a personalization service, and the information sharing function with other people is weak so that the interest of the mobile communication service user is reduced. There is a problem that does not cause much.

In addition, the location information providing service of the other person is not to store the history of the other person's location due to service restrictions by providing the law, but only to confirm the location of a certain point of time, it is unable to manage the personal location history information There is a problem.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a location history management service providing apparatus and method for providing a service utilizing a user's location information as a mobile communication service user has been devised to solve the above problems.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for providing a location history management service having almost no service constraints according to the legal system since the mobile communication service user uses his location information.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for providing a location history management service for providing an entertainment function by sharing the location history information of a mobile communication service user with others and providing a location history moving service.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to share the location history information of the user of the mobile communication service with others to enable the UCC-type service, the location history management service providing apparatus that is expected to maximize the service subscribers through linkage with the portal service And to provide a method.

Other objects of the present invention will be readily understood through the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a device for providing a location history management service of a mobile terminal is disclosed.

An apparatus for providing a location history management service according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a location request signal transmitter for transmitting a location request signal of the mobile terminal, and location log information for receiving location log information of the mobile terminal in response to the location request signal. A receiver, an MMS receiver for receiving a multimedia message including location description information from the mobile terminal, the location description information extraction unit for extracting the location description information from the received multimedia message, and storing the location description information, the location A database storing log information, the location description information and map information, and a location history information providing unit extracting and providing the map information corresponding to the location log information, the location description information, and the location log information from the database. Can be.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for providing a location history management service of a mobile terminal is disclosed.

The method for providing a location history management service according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: (a) transmitting a location request signal of the mobile terminal, (b) receiving location log information corresponding to the location request signal, (c) Determining whether a multimedia message including location description information is received from the mobile terminal; (d) extracting the location description information from the multimedia message when the multimedia message is received; and (e) location history information. When receiving the offer request signal, it may include providing the location history information including the location information, the location description information and map information corresponding to the location information.

As the invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In describing the drawings, similar reference numerals are used for similar elements.

Terms including ordinal numbers such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component. The term and / or includes a combination of a plurality of related items or any item of a plurality of related items.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but it may be understood that other components may be present in between. Should be. On the other hand, when a component is said to be "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "have" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Terms such as those defined in the commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art and shall not be construed in ideal or excessively formal meanings unless expressly defined in this application. Do not.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and the same or corresponding components will be denoted by the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals and redundant description thereof will be omitted. In the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that the detailed description of the related known technology may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a view for explaining a location history management service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a location history management service providing system includes a web server connected to a mobile terminal 100, a mobile communication network 150, a location history management service providing apparatus 200, and a location history management service providing apparatus 200 ( 300).

The mobile terminal 100 transmits location log information and location description information to the location history management service providing apparatus 200 through the mobile communication network 150.

The mobile terminal 100 may be, for example, any type of electronic device that communicates through a mobile communication network such as a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a notebook computer, and the like.

The mobile terminal 100 may periodically provide location log information of the mobile terminal 100 to the location history management service providing apparatus 200 through the mobile communication network 150.

The mobile terminal 100 transmits location description information describing the location of the mobile terminal 100 to the location history management service providing apparatus 200 using a multimedia message service (hereinafter, referred to as 'MMS'). . Here, the location description information may be at least one of a text, an image, and a video included in the MMS and including a description related to the location of the mobile terminal 100.

When the mobile terminal 100 transmits the MMS including its location description information, the mobile terminal 100 may use a preset number as an MMS destination for transmitting the MMS to the location history management service providing apparatus 200. Here, the preset number may include at least one special character of #, ＊, ＠,%, and & for identifying location description information of the mobile terminal 100. For example, the number may be # 40 ××. have.

When the mobile terminal 100 moves, the mobile communication network 150 receives location log information and location description information from the mobile terminal 100 and provides the location history management service providing apparatus 200.

To this end, the mobile communication network 150 receives the location request signal of the mobile terminal 100 at a predetermined time from the location history management service providing apparatus 200, and interoperates with a position detector equipment (PDE) and an exchange device. May include a mobile position center (MPC) for providing location log information of the mobile terminal 100 to the location history management service providing apparatus 200.

The mobile communication network 150 receives an MMS from the mobile terminal 100 and, when the destination of the MMS is a preset number, transmits the corresponding MMS to the location history management service providing apparatus 200. It may include. The MMSC may regard the MMS as including location description information and transmit the MMS to the location history management service providing apparatus when the destination number from the mobile terminal 100 is set to a preset number, for example, # 40 ××.

In addition, the mobile communication network 150 receives the location request signal of the mobile terminal 100 that has transmitted the MMS from the location history management service providing apparatus 200, calculates the location of the mobile terminal 100 to provide a location history management service The location log information may be provided to the device 200.

The location history management service providing apparatus 200 provides location history information for mapping and displaying location log information and location description information of the mobile terminal 100 on map information.

The location history management service providing apparatus 200 may be a location based service platform.

The location history management service providing apparatus 200 receives a location log information of the mobile terminal 100 from the mobile communication network 150 by transmitting a location request signal of the mobile terminal 100 at predetermined intervals. Here, the location log information may include coordinate information or local information corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal 100.

The location history management service providing apparatus 200 may be linked to a web server, for example, a portal service web server 300, or may be included in the web server 300 to provide a location history management service to a user of the mobile terminal 100. . Here, the location history management service may activate a UCC service related to a blog, a mini homepage, and the like through the disclosure of personalized map information of a mobile terminal device 100 user, and download past location history information using a server-client program. It can provide its own location history management service.

The location history management service providing apparatus 200 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a view for explaining a location history management service providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the location history management service providing apparatus 200 includes a location request signal transmitter 210, a location log information receiver 220, an MMS receiver 230, a location description information extractor 240, and a location. The history information providing unit 250, a control unit 260, and a database 270 are included.

The location request signal transmitter 210 requests the location log information of the mobile terminal 100 to the mobile communication network 150. As described above, the position request signal transmitter 210 may periodically transmit the position request signal of the mobile terminal 100 to a position detector equipment (PDE) and a mobile position center (MPC) at predetermined time intervals. In addition, when receiving the MMS from the MMSC, the location request signal transmitter 210 may transmit the location request signal of the mobile terminal 100 that has transmitted the MMS to the mobile communication network 150.

The location log information receiver 220 receives location log information of the mobile terminal 100 through the mobile communication network 150. Here, the location log information may include coordinate information indicating the location of the mobile terminal 100 or local information corresponding to the location.

The MMS receiver 230 receives an MMS including location description information of the mobile terminal 100 from the mobile communication network 150. The MMS receiver 230 may receive an MMS using a preset number corresponding to the location history management service providing apparatus 200. Herein, the preset number may include at least one special character of #, ＊, ＠,% and & for identifying the location description information of the mobile terminal 100, as described above. 40 ××.

The location description information extraction unit 240 extracts location description information of the mobile terminal 100 from the received MMS, for example, a text, an image or a video, and stores the location description information in the database 270.

The location history information request signal receiving unit 245 receives the location history information request signal from the network. Here, the network includes a wired or wireless communication network, and may be, for example, a mobile communication network or the Internet. Since the location history management service providing apparatus 200 may be interworked with the web server 300 or included in the web server 300, the location history management service providing apparatus 200 may receive a request of a client terminal through the network, that is, a location history information request signal.

When the location history information providing unit 250 receives the location history information request signal of the mobile terminal 100, the location history information providing unit 250 provides location history information of the mobile terminal 100. Here, the location history information request signal may include time information, and when time information is included, location history information corresponding to the time information may be provided. For example, the location history information providing unit 250 may provide the path information of the mobile terminal 100 by providing the location history information of the mobile terminal 100 on a designated date in units of time.

The location history information providing unit 250 may be interlocked with or included with the web server to receive the location history information request signal from, for example, a client computer or a mobile terminal through a wired or wireless connection.

The location history information providing unit 250 may provide location history information by mapping location log information and location description information of the mobile terminal 100 stored in the database to map information corresponding to the location information. In this case, the location history information is displayed using a map information corresponding to the location information of the mobile terminal 100, and a point where the mobile terminal 100 is located on the map is periodically displayed, for example, at an interval of one hour, Local information about, for example, may be configured to be displayed in text. In addition, the location history information may be configured to display at least one of a text, an image, and a video included in the MMS at a location where the mobile terminal 100 transmitting the MMS is located when the MMS is received from the mobile terminal 100. .

The database 270 stores the location log information DB 272 for storing the location log information received under the control of the controller 260 and the location description information for storing the location description information included in the MMS received from the mobile terminal 100. DB 274, and coordinate information including latitude and longitude information, and map information DB 276 including local information about the corresponding coordinate are included. In addition, the database 280 may include a location history information DB 278 for storing the above-described location history information.

The controller 260 controls all components of the location history management service providing apparatus 200 in order to provide the location history information of the mobile terminal 100 described above.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a location history management service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In operation S310, the location history management service providing apparatus 200 transmits a location request signal of the corresponding mobile terminal 100 to the mobile communication network 150 at a predetermined time.

In operation S320, the location history management service providing apparatus 200 receives location log information of the corresponding mobile terminal 100 corresponding to the location request signal through the mobile communication network 150.

The location history management service providing apparatus 200 stores the received location log information in the database 270.

In operation S330, the location history management service providing apparatus 200 determines whether the MMS has been received from the mobile terminal 100.

When the location history management service providing apparatus 200 receives the location history information providing request signal of the mobile terminal 100 without receiving the MMS, the location history management service providing apparatus 200 includes stored location log information and map information corresponding to the location log information. Provide location history information.

Here, the location history information may be configured such that the location of the mobile terminal 100 is displayed as a point on a map at a preset time, and the region information about the corresponding point is periodically displayed as text.

In operation S340, when the location history management service providing apparatus 200 receives the MMS from the mobile terminal 100, the location history management service providing apparatus 200 extracts location description information of the mobile terminal 100 from the MMS and stores the location description information in the database 270. Here, the location description information may include at least one of a text, an image, and a video including a description of the point where the mobile terminal 100 is located.

The location history management service providing apparatus 200 transmits a location request signal of the mobile terminal 100 that transmits the MMS to the mobile communication network 150.

The location history management service providing apparatus 200 receives location log information of the mobile terminal 100 from the mobile communication network 150 and stores the location log information in the database 270.

In operation S350, the location history management service providing apparatus 200 determines whether a location history information providing request signal is received. The location history information providing request signal may be received from the interworking web server 300. When the location history management service providing apparatus 200 is included in the web server 300, the location history information providing request signal may be received from a wired or wireless terminal, for example, a computer or a portable terminal, which may be connected to the web server 300. have.

In step S360, the location history management service providing apparatus 200 provides the location history information. The location history management service providing apparatus 200 is interlocked with the web server 300 and included in the web server 300 or in the web server 300 to the wired / wireless terminal connected to the web server 300. 100 may provide location history information.

Here, the location history information may be displayed on the map at a predetermined time with coordinate information of the mobile terminal 100 along with local information, and when the MMS including the location description information is received, The location where the mobile terminal 100 is located may be displayed on a map. In addition, the location history information is location description information indicating a description of a point where the mobile terminal 100 has transmitted the MMS by the mobile terminal 100. For example, at least one of a text, an image, and a video is mapped onto a map. May be displayed.

As described above, the method of the present invention may be implemented as a program and stored in a recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.) in a computer-readable form.

4 to 8 are views for explaining a location history management service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a first screen of a homepage providing a location footprint service provided by a web server in conjunction with a location history management service providing apparatus 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, in order to receive a location footprint service providing location history information of the mobile terminal 100, a service subscription must be made.

The service usage guide menu that provides the guide for the location footing service of the mobile terminal 100 and the menu for service subscription / cancellation are located in the upper left corner. In addition, the location footstep service consists of a menu of today's footsteps, my memories peeking, public memories peeking, memories management box, the contents are displayed in the center of the screen.

If the location information of the mobile terminal 100 of the day is shown on the map on the map of the footstep menu displayed on the upper left of the center of the screen, the map service may be generated in a new window when the map is clicked. Referring to FIG. 5, in the footstep menu of the day, coordinate information may be displayed on a map of the mobile terminal 100 of a corresponding date, and main point of interest (POI) information, which is regional information for each time zone, may be displayed. Here, the main point of interest (POI) information, which is regional information, may be included in the location log information DB 272 of the database. In addition, in today's footsteps menu, you can enter text for each time zone to leave memories.

In the My Memory Peek menu displayed on the upper right of the center of the screen, the stored location history information can be extracted to check past location footprints.

Referring to FIG. 6, in case of leaving the memories by inputting the text for each time zone in the location description information stored through the MMS from the mobile terminal 100 or the today's footstep menu in the footstep menu of the day, the corresponding point in the memory is clicked. Text, image or video can be displayed on the map. In addition, in the case of releasing my memory peeking menu, a comment on location description information may be added.

In addition, referring to FIG. 7, the memory management menu may manage stored texts and stored pictures, and may download and store past location history information in wired / wireless terminals. In addition, it is possible to set whether or not to disclose information about his location history information.

8 illustrates a screen of a mobile terminal capable of using the above-described location footprint service. Referring to FIG. 8, the location footprint service, which is a location history management service according to an exemplary embodiment, may be used through a mobile terminal.

As described above, the apparatus and method for providing location history management service according to the present invention has an effect that a mobile communication service user can utilize his location information.

In addition, the present invention has an effect of providing a location history management service that can be used with almost no service constraints according to the legal system because the mobile communication service user uses his location information.

In addition, the present invention can provide an entertainment function by sharing the location history information of the user of the mobile communication service user with others, and provide a location history map service of the individual.

In addition, the present invention is capable of activating the UCC-type service by sharing the location history information of the user of the mobile communication service with others, and provides a location history management service that is expected to maximize the service subscribers through linkage with the portal service There is.

Although the above has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below It will be appreciated that modifications and variations can be made.

Claims (14)

In the location history management service providing apparatus of a mobile terminal, A position request signal transmitter for transmitting a position request signal of the mobile terminal; A location log information receiver configured to receive location log information of the mobile terminal in response to the location request signal; An MMS receiver configured to receive a multimedia message including location description information from the mobile terminal; A location description information extraction unit for extracting the location description information from the received multimedia message; A database storing the location log information, the location description information, and map information; And a location history information providing unit for providing location history information including the location log information stored in the database, the location description information, and the map information corresponding to the location log information. The location request signal transmitting unit transmits the location request information of the mobile terminal at a predetermined time or when the multimedia message (MMS) is received. delete The method of claim 1, And the location log information includes coordinate information of the mobile terminal and area information corresponding to the coordinate information. The method of claim 1, The location history information providing unit Apparatus for providing a location history management service, characterized in that for providing the location history information displayed by mapping the location log information and the location description information of the mobile terminal with the map information. The method of claim 1, The multimedia message is transmitted to the preset number by the mobile terminal, the preset number is a device providing history management service, characterized in that it comprises a special character. The method of claim 1, The location description information is a location history management service providing apparatus, characterized in that at least one of the text, images and videos. The method of claim 1,  The database further includes time information, The location history information providing unit provides a location history management service, characterized in that for providing the location history information corresponding to the time information. The method of claim 7, wherein And the location history information providing unit is provided when the location history information of the mobile terminal is periodically received or when the multimedia message is received to provide path information of the mobile terminal. The method of claim 1, Further comprising a location history information request signal receiving unit for receiving the location history information request signal through a network, And the location history information providing unit provides the location history information corresponding to the location history information request signal. The method of claim 1, The location history management service providing apparatus is linked to a web server or location history management service providing apparatus, characterized in that included in the web server. In the method of providing a location history management service of a mobile terminal, (a) transmitting a location request signal of the mobile terminal; (b) receiving location log information corresponding to the location request signal; determining whether a multimedia message including location description information is received from the mobile terminal; (d) extracting the location description information from the multimedia message when the multimedia message is received; And (e) providing location history information including location information, location description information, and map information corresponding to the location information when receiving the location history information request signal, Step (a) is And transmitting the location request signal of the mobile terminal when a multimedia message is received from the mobile terminal at a preset time or in step (c). delete The method of claim 11, Step (e) is The location history information request signal includes time information and provides the location history management service, characterized in that to provide the location history information corresponding to the time information. A recording medium readable by an electronic device on which a program comprising typed instructions for executing a method of providing a location history management service of a mobile terminal is recorded. (a) transmitting a location request signal of the mobile terminal; (b) receiving location log information corresponding to the location request signal; determining whether a multimedia message including location description information is received from the mobile terminal; (d) extracting the location description information from the multimedia message when the multimedia message is received; And (e) providing the location history information including the location information, the location description information, and map information corresponding to the location information when receiving the location history information providing request signal, The step (a) is a program for executing a location history management service providing method, characterized in that for transmitting the location request signal of the mobile terminal at a preset time or when receiving a multimedia message from the mobile terminal in step (c). The recorded recording medium.

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